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| Beginner Backgammon Tutorials
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These various beginner-oriented backgammon tutorials, written by various backgammon experts, will help new players of the game.
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Backgammon Checker Play For Idiots 
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03 Jan 2008 - by Phil Simborg
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Backgammon is an easy game to learn, but a hard game to play well. Over the years, I have learned several excellent guidelines to checker play that generally guide me to the best moves. I teach all of these to my students, and I know they will be helpful to you as well.
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Rating:  4.69 |
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The Best Way to Learn and Improve Your Backgammon Game
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13 Dec 2007 - by Phil Simborg
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I have found that the best way for my students to learn backgammon is to break the game down into single, specific areas of play, discuss then independently, and then practice just that area until they get it.
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Rating:  4.00 |
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Make it Pretty: Beautiful Backgammon
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01 Oct 2007 - by Phil Simborg
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Backgammon is all about odds. It also is possible to play excellent backgammon without calculating numbers and odds in your head constantly, simply by playing moves that "look" more appealing than others.
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| Rating: 4.89 |
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10 Dec 1999 |
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14 |
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The "Brain Busters" beginner tutorial series offers three new backgammon positions in each article, problems that we believe to be challenging and worthy of thought and discussion.
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Backgammon Brain Busters #70
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28 Mar 2006 - by Michael Strato
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Come on in and share your views on these tricky backgammon problems with other members of GammonVillage.
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Rating:  5.00 |
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Backgammon Brain Busters #69
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21 Mar 2006 - by Michael Strato
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Come on in and share your views on these tricky backgammon problems with other members of GammonVillage.
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Rating:  0.00 |
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Backgammon Brain Busters #68
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14 Mar 2006 - by Michael Strato
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Three new backgammon brain teasers to test your skills. Come on in and share your opinion on these with other GV members.
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| Rating: 5.00 |
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18 Oct 2004 |
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70 |
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Double Trouble is a beginner's series of backgammon position problems that deal with the doubling aspect of the game. We hope that you will enjoy puzzling these out and that you will share your thoughts and strategies with other readers.
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Double Trouble - 13
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07 Oct 2004 - by Michael Strato
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Discuss the cube action strategy of these two interesting positions with other members of GammonVillage.
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| Rating: 5.00 |
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Double Trouble - 12
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30 Sep 2004 - by Michael Strato
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Discuss the cube action strategy of these two interesting positions with other members of GammonVillage.
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| Rating: 5.00 |
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Double Trouble - 11
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24 Sep 2004 - by Michael Strato
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Discuss the cube action strategy of these two interesting positions with other members of GammonVillage.
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| Rating: 5.00 |
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15 Jul 2004 |
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13 |
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The Gammon Soapbox, where players of all levels can learn together. This beginner's tutorial series features problems from money games or matches. We hope you find them interesting and that something can be learned from each.
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The Gammon Soapbox - Problem 60
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09 Jul 2004 - by Michael Strato
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Discuss the strategies of backgammon position problems with other members of GammonVillage.
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The Gammon Soapbox - Problem 59
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04 Jul 2004 - by Michael Strato
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Discuss the strategies of backgammon position problems with other members of GammonVillage.
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The Gammon Soapbox - Problem 58
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29 Jun 2004 - by Michael Strato
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Discuss the strategies of backgammon position problems with other members of GammonVillage.
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| Rating: 5.00 |
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12 Jan 2004 |
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60 |
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Walter Trice covers every aspect of the game--from the most fundamental to the most advanced. This series of beginner's backgammon tutorials was later published in book format.
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Final Exam
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04 Oct 2002 - by Walter Trice
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Boot camp can't last forever. If you've read and digested the previous 59 articles in this series you're not a beginner anymore. I will continue writing beginner/intermediate material for GammonVillage but in the form of match annotation.
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| Rating: 5.00 |
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How To Be A Winner
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27 Sep 2002 - by Walter Trice
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What follows is an attempt to identify the traits of the players who seem to be most successful in turning their abilities and knowledge into tournament victories.
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| Rating: 4.72 |
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Attacking Priorities
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20 Sep 2002 - by Walter Trice
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With the right rolls a backgammon attack can be so simple but sometimes the choices are quite difficult. For instance, what if a roll can be used to hit a blot or make a point, but not both? Or, make a point and escape a back man?
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| Rating: 4.91 |
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| First Published: |
8 Aug 2001 |
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63 |
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